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Appendix 
Table 1. List of species of Serranus 
An asterisk (*) preceding the scientific name indicates that Meisler (1987:144) excludes the 
species from Serranus', despite their uncertain affinities, he states that “they appear to share 
more synapomorphies with Diplectrum than with Serranus A Subgeneric categories 
are those of Meisler 
Serranus spp [14] from western Atlantic (primarily from Heemstra, Anderson, and Lobel 
2002:1308-1369. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes): 
Serranus aliceae Carvalho-Filho & Ferreira. 2013. Size: 7 cm SL. Distribution: Brazil (between 
8°N and 28°S). 
Serranus (. Prionodes ) annularis (Gunther, 1880). Size: 7 cm SL. Distribution: Georgia to Brazil, 
including Bermuda, nw Gulf of Mexico, and WI. 
* Serranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, 1829). Size: 9 cm SL. Distribution: Florida, n Gulf of Mexico to 
s Brazil (Santa Catarina). 
Serranus ( Prionodes) baldwini (Evermann & Marsh, 1900). Size: 6 cm SL. Distribution: s Flori¬ 
da, WI, Venezuela, Suriname, s Brazil (Santa Catarina; see Anderson et al. 2015). 
Serranus (. Prionodes ) chionaraia Robins & Starck, 1961. Size: 5 cm SL. Distribution: Florida 
Keys, Honduras, Puerto Rico. 
Serranus flaviventris (Cuvier, 1829). Size: 8 cm SL. Distribution: Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay. 
Serranus ( Mentiperca ) luciopercanus Poey, 1852. Size: 12 cm SL. Distribution: WI, Honduras. 
* Serranus maytagi Robins & Starck, 1961. Size: 9 cm SL. Distribution: central Caribbean. 
*Serranus notospilus Longley, 1935. Size: 8 cm SL. Distribution: Georgia, Florida Keys, Gulf of 
Mexico to Suriname. 
* Serranus phoebe Poey, 1851. Size: 15 cm SL. Distribution: Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida 
Keys, nw Gulf of Mexico, WI, Venezuela, Guyana, s Brazil (Sao Paulo). 
Serranus subligarius (Cope, 1870). Size: 7 cm SL. Distribution: North Carolina to Texas. 
Serranus ( Mentiperca ) tabacarius (Cuvier, 1829). Size: 17 cm SL. Distribution: Bermuda, Geor¬ 
gia, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, WI, Venezuela to Brazil. 
Serranus {Prionodes) tigrinus (Bloch, 1790). Size: 10 cm SL. Distribution: Bermuda, s Florida, 
WI, Curasao, Venezuela. 
Serranus {Mentiperca) tortugarum Longley, 1935. Size: 8 cm SL. Distribution: s Florida, WI, Hon¬ 
duras, Panama, Venezuela. 
Serranus spp [6] from eastern tropical Pacific (from Robertson and Allen. 2015. Shorefishes of 
the Tropical Eastern Pacific: online information system. Version 2.0. Smithsonian Tropical 
Reserach Institute, Balboa, Panama, <http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/sfetp/>): 
* Serranus aequidens Gilbert, 1890. (Deepwater serrano). Size: 24.5 cm. Distribution: s California 
to w Gulf of California; central Mexico to w Panama, Galapagos Islands, Cocos Island. Depth: 
75-265 m. 
* Serranus huascarii Steindachner, 1900. (Peruvian serrano, Flag serrano). Size: 20 cm. Distribu¬ 
tion: central Gulf of California to Chile. Depth: 80-200 m. 
Serranus {Prionodes)psittacinus Valenciennes, 1846. (Bandred serrano, Banded serrano). Size: 18 
cm. Distribution: central Baja to Gulf of California to Peru, the Galapagos. Depth: 2-60 m. 
